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. >>> part of the great highway in san francisco is closed right now because of flooding. heavy rains left pools of standing water on the roadway closing portions of the southbound lanes. a spokesperson with the city's department of public works said there is no estimate yet for when those lanes will reopen. >>> as the bay area begins to dry out from a series of wipt storms, crews -- winter storms, crews begin the task of cleaning up the damage left behind. from falling trees in oak lapped to flooded streets in the city, crews are all over the area keeping busy. >> it's an older section of highway and it's been in need of some work for a long time, and the recent storms have made it worse. >> along with the cleanup today, crews are busy with maintenance work hoping to get the job done before the next rain, which is expected some time friday. >>> a young woman charged with hitting and killing a grandmother at san francisco's twin peaks made her first court appearance today. david stevenson has more on the judge's actions as well as concerns about people who enjoy the popula
. >>> part of the great highway in san francisco is closed right now because of flooding. heavy rains left pools of standing water on the roadway closing portions of the southbound lanes. a spokesperson with the city's department of public works said there is no estimate yet for when those lanes will reopen. >>> as the bay area begins to dry out from a series of wipt storms, crews -- winter storms, crews begin the task of cleaning up the damage left behind. from falling trees...
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that's 174% of average for santa rosa. 154 in san francisco, and 152% in san jose. do you remember last year at this time? we were at about 35 to 40% of rainfall average. okay, so how does it plan out here in the next few days? another weather system is headed our way. that's what i'm going to talk about at 10:20 when i come back. the latest computer model teed up and ready to go. we'll talk about how much more is behind it. see you back here. >>> the trek to and from tahoe was anything but smooth sailing today. coming up in 14 minutes why officials say it wasn't the snow slowing everything down. >> at ktvu.com, look for the link to stormtracker 2 at the top of the page. we also posted updates on the ktvu.com channel 2 facebook page. >>> holiday sales slumped nationwide. and there might be more than one reason for the poor numbers. eric rasmussen is live with the mixed reports he heard from retailers, and shoppers. >> reporter: ken, we can tell you there's been no shortage of foot traffic here in downtown walnut creek. one local retailer told me a late rally before
that's 174% of average for santa rosa. 154 in san francisco, and 152% in san jose. do you remember last year at this time? we were at about 35 to 40% of rainfall average. okay, so how does it plan out here in the next few days? another weather system is headed our way. that's what i'm going to talk about at 10:20 when i come back. the latest computer model teed up and ready to go. we'll talk about how much more is behind it. see you back here. >>> the trek to and from tahoe was...
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how san francisco is getting ready. >>> the u.s. senate approved $16 million in aid to victims of hurricane sandy. republicans said the bill included too much money for unrelated aid projects and tried to institute a measure with half the funding. the bill now moves to the house of representatives who reconvenes on sunday. there's no word if the bill will be considered before the current house session ends. >>> for the second time a man has been killed in new york after someone pushed him in front of an oncoming train. it happened late last night in a station in queens. now police are looking for a woman who witnesses say was sitting on a bench before shoving the 46-year-old man on to a track. witnesses say the two had no contract prior to the incident. >>> in singapore, an indian woman died today two days after she was gang raped and beaten in new dell delhi. the 23-year-old victim was taken to singapore for medical treatment but despite their best efforts they could not save her. >>> in the philippines the death toll rose to 11 af
how san francisco is getting ready. >>> the u.s. senate approved $16 million in aid to victims of hurricane sandy. republicans said the bill included too much money for unrelated aid projects and tried to institute a measure with half the funding. the bill now moves to the house of representatives who reconvenes on sunday. there's no word if the bill will be considered before the current house session ends. >>> for the second time a man has been killed in new york after...
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he's 36-year-old gary atkinson of san francisco. today he was charged with several criminal counts including kidnapping with force and three covents rape of a 16- year-old severel autistic girl who according to her father has the mental capacity of a 6 or 7- year-old. police say last tuesday around 7:00 p.m. the 16-year-old left fred finch facility and headed toward the fruitvale bart station. she was followed by youth center employees who lost sieghtsd of her. 48 hours later she was found found on a muni train in san francisco. surveillance cameras helped identify atkinson who was arrested sunday night near the same bart station. he does have a criminal record. >> some of our officers recognized mr. atkinson. they then based on the photo that was sent out was able to identify mr. atkinson. some of our officers have had previous contact with him. >> police wouldn't say what his prior crimes are but a court clerk says he does have one felony conviction. back to you. >>> oakland council members are scheduled to tackle the ongoing dog
he's 36-year-old gary atkinson of san francisco. today he was charged with several criminal counts including kidnapping with force and three covents rape of a 16- year-old severel autistic girl who according to her father has the mental capacity of a 6 or 7- year-old. police say last tuesday around 7:00 p.m. the 16-year-old left fred finch facility and headed toward the fruitvale bart station. she was followed by youth center employees who lost sieghtsd of her. 48 hours later she was found...
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in san francisco, they ran out of cash after buying back 125 guns. noel walker tells us many had the recent events in connecticut on their minds when they handed over the firearms. >> reporter: guns on every corner and in every trunk. and no one got arrested for it. in fact, they got cash. >> cold hard cash. >> what did you turn in to get that? >> my mother's .22 pistol. >> reporter: in a first of its kind gun buy-back, oakland and san francisco police department paired with youth uprising and a private donor to offer cash for guns. no names, no questions asked, just $200 a gun. >> thank you very much. >> what inspired me is the incident that took place in connecticut as well as my own son was murdered. i just want to help out. >> reporter: the mass shooting in newtown, connecticut, happened less than 24 hours before people started lining up in oakland today at 6 a.m. the cars stretched for more than half a mile. >> i've never seen the outcry and involvement from the community like this. >> reporter: organizers used billboards and word of mouth to sh
in san francisco, they ran out of cash after buying back 125 guns. noel walker tells us many had the recent events in connecticut on their minds when they handed over the firearms. >> reporter: guns on every corner and in every trunk. and no one got arrested for it. in fact, they got cash. >> cold hard cash. >> what did you turn in to get that? >> my mother's .22 pistol. >> reporter: in a first of its kind gun buy-back, oakland and san francisco police department...
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san francisco 101 this is a look there. you can see traffic on the right hand side toward sfo looking good. let's head back to the desk. >>> we begin with breaking news from oakland. police are investigating three homicides. there are two different scenes. one in oakland. one in west oakland and one in east oakland. ktvu alex savidge is live on walnut street. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning. the sergeant here on scene told me in this case a woman was found stabbed to death early this morning. officers are still out here on scene. you can see a couple patrol cars parked out here on this street. the stabbing happened inside this apartment building in a second floor unit. we'll show you video we shot a short time ago. this is all taking place in the 5800 block of walnut. neighbors called 911 just about two hours ago. around 2:30 this morning. when officers aryed here on scene they went inside this unit and found this woman with multiple stab wounds and she died here on scene. a sergeant told me a short time ago p
san francisco 101 this is a look there. you can see traffic on the right hand side toward sfo looking good. let's head back to the desk. >>> we begin with breaking news from oakland. police are investigating three homicides. there are two different scenes. one in oakland. one in west oakland and one in east oakland. ktvu alex savidge is live on walnut street. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning. the sergeant here on scene told me in this case a woman was found stabbed...
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coming up we are following overnight news in san francisco. a fire and gas leak is causing big problems in one neighborhood. >>> the clock is ticking toward the midnight deadline. frantic last minute effort to prevent the u.s. from going over the cliff. >>> and we will take a look at some of your traffic in the south bay next. well, well, well. growing up, we didn't have u-verse. we couldn't record four shows at the same time. in my day, you were lucky if you could record two shows. and if mom was recording her dumb show and dad was recording his dumb show then, by george, that's all we watched. and we liked it! today's kids got it so good. [ male announcer ] get u-verse tv with a total home dvr included free for life. only $29 a month for six months. rethink possible. >>> people hospitalized after an early morning house fire in san francisco that sent flames shooting out of a gas
coming up we are following overnight news in san francisco. a fire and gas leak is causing big problems in one neighborhood. >>> the clock is ticking toward the midnight deadline. frantic last minute effort to prevent the u.s. from going over the cliff. >>> and we will take a look at some of your traffic in the south bay next. well, well, well. growing up, we didn't have u-verse. we couldn't record four shows at the same time. in my day, you were lucky if you could record two...
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detroit's mayor is in san francisco today. what he's doing because the giant's sweep of the tigers. >>> they must have had a bright light shining down on them. >> a large tree crushes a car. how firefighters rescued a young couple inside. >>> authorities say the 100 foot tree fell just moments after the couple parked outside of a home yesterday afternoon. firefighters were able to rescue the couple from the crushed car by pulling them outside of a passenger side window. they were shaken up but not seriously injured. >> they must have had a bright light shining down on them. if you look at the passenger compartment there is a space of two loafs of bread in there. >> officials say the rot in the trees root system caused that tree to fall. >>> detroit's mayor is in san francisco to make good on his world series major. as you know -- mayor dave and mayor lee vowed the leader would tour economic ventures and perform community service in the winning team city. the mayors will force -- then it's on to at & t park and another tour. >>
detroit's mayor is in san francisco today. what he's doing because the giant's sweep of the tigers. >>> they must have had a bright light shining down on them. >> a large tree crushes a car. how firefighters rescued a young couple inside. >>> authorities say the 100 foot tree fell just moments after the couple parked outside of a home yesterday afternoon. firefighters were able to rescue the couple from the crushed car by pulling them outside of a passenger side window....
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francisco is real -- family in san francisco is reeling after a home invasion robbery. three men broke into a home about 2:00 a.m. this morning. police say the men bound 5 family members and ran stacked the home -- ransacked the home. >> this is one of those incidents that happened very quickly. >> nobody was hurt but they got away with $500 in cash and jewelry. >>> san francisco police are investigating the death of a 16- year-old girl under suspicious circumstances. police say she collapsed in front of witnesses yesterday afternoon. she died later at the hospital. investigators say she appeared to be the victim of abuse and came from a troubled family situation. >> they brought the mom out and she was dressed with no pants on. and they had her handcuffed and she was yelling. top of her voice. put her in the car and took her away. >> police took a man into custody for questions. >>> police are searching for a gunman responsible for killing a 17-year-old football player in san francisco over the weekend. he was a senior, he was shot in san francisco at 10:00 p.m. saturd
francisco is real -- family in san francisco is reeling after a home invasion robbery. three men broke into a home about 2:00 a.m. this morning. police say the men bound 5 family members and ran stacked the home -- ransacked the home. >> this is one of those incidents that happened very quickly. >> nobody was hurt but they got away with $500 in cash and jewelry. >>> san francisco police are investigating the death of a 16- year-old girl under suspicious circumstances....
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this is in place for the north bay hills, san francisco and the coast. we could have gusts approaching 50 miles an hour and possible power outages. not only this storm but the ones setting up offshore. here is the circulation. this will set up a pattern that will direct the storms closer to northern california. so we're talking about multiple storms. the first one set to move in, friday. the second one on saturday. another one as we head into sunday. accumulation is pretty impressive. could be approaching 7 inches in the north bay total -- coatal hills. around 2 to 3 around the bay itself and even approaching 5 inches around the santa cruz mountains. i clicked the button too fast here. but just to give you the perspective with the numbers. those are the forecast titles through the weekend. our rain will translate to some more mountains. in fact, significant snow. you can expect for delays and possibly clod closures -- road closures, as we head into friday, saturday and also into sunday. here is our forecast model showing you the chances of rain developin
this is in place for the north bay hills, san francisco and the coast. we could have gusts approaching 50 miles an hour and possible power outages. not only this storm but the ones setting up offshore. here is the circulation. this will set up a pattern that will direct the storms closer to northern california. so we're talking about multiple storms. the first one set to move in, friday. the second one on saturday. another one as we head into sunday. accumulation is pretty impressive. could be...
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not much, but we're still above average for san francisco. san jose is 124%. more weather systems headed our way, they're cold ones. overnight lows tonight are going to be chilly. these are the current temperatures. santa rosa 37. 36 in napa. 46 in oakland. you know it's going to get down to just freezing, or just above freezing. lots of cold tomorrow morning, when you get heading off to school or work. the forecast for you day tomorrow, and the long range forecast which shows more rain back here at 10:45. >>> a new area code for the bay area. which area code will soon run out of numbers? >> also, a lamborghini speeding through a tunnel at 100 miles per hour. the video posted to facebook, and why a police officer is now at the center of an investigation. the biggest in bail. no one has lower prices, is faster or more professional. aladdin bail bonds. bigger because we're better. aladdin bail bonds. [ man ] it's big. supports in times of need. same with aladdin. the biggest in bail. no one has lower prices, is faster or more professional. aladdin bail bonds. bi
not much, but we're still above average for san francisco. san jose is 124%. more weather systems headed our way, they're cold ones. overnight lows tonight are going to be chilly. these are the current temperatures. santa rosa 37. 36 in napa. 46 in oakland. you know it's going to get down to just freezing, or just above freezing. lots of cold tomorrow morning, when you get heading off to school or work. the forecast for you day tomorrow, and the long range forecast which shows more rain back...
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san francisco commuters will have to deal with.
san francisco commuters will have to deal with.
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no cases have been reported in san francisco. experts recommend men who are at risk of becoming infected to be vaccinated against the disease. >>> there's new information this noontime about a homicide in pleasant hill. detectives from the contra costa sheriff's department have arrested 38-year-old james riley. they say he and the victim, 47- year-old jerald nagle, were fighting at a homeless encampment before nagle was killed. his body was found around 9:00 p.m. at the offramp of 680 and concord avenue. an autopsy is set for later today. reilly is being held on $1 million bail. >>> and an update on a story we've been following since yesterday morning. berkeley police have identified a woman killed tuesday night while riding her bike. 50-year-old pamela mullin was shot next to longfellow middle school on sacramento street. it's unclear if she was targeted. so far no arrests have been made. >>> the fate of a pit bull who attacked a u.s. park patrol officer's horse in san francisco is scheduled to be determined this afternoon. the
no cases have been reported in san francisco. experts recommend men who are at risk of becoming infected to be vaccinated against the disease. >>> there's new information this noontime about a homicide in pleasant hill. detectives from the contra costa sheriff's department have arrested 38-year-old james riley. they say he and the victim, 47- year-old jerald nagle, were fighting at a homeless encampment before nagle was killed. his body was found around 9:00 p.m. at the offramp of 680...
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reid died later at san francisco general hospital. >> it was not a random act. all the people involved here knew one another. >> investigators say they tried to remove blood stained carpet from an suv at this house. they are charged with murder and conspiracy to destroy evidence. four of the five suspects entered not guilty pleas in court. >> he is addment that he did not commit this crime and looks forward to proceeding to court. >> prosecutors say this is still an on going investigation with a possibility of additional charges and additional suspects. >>> pittsburgh police arrested a man today suspected in a triple shooting that left one victim paralyzed. officers arrested the 20 year old late this morning and a second suspect, 29 year old kenneth thompson is still wanted. officers arrested anderson at his home and he was taken in on attempted murder charges stemming from a shooting back in october. police is a an active search is underway now for a second suspect. >> a suspected drunk driver smashed into a san jose apartment building this morning narrowly mis
reid died later at san francisco general hospital. >> it was not a random act. all the people involved here knew one another. >> investigators say they tried to remove blood stained carpet from an suv at this house. they are charged with murder and conspiracy to destroy evidence. four of the five suspects entered not guilty pleas in court. >> he is addment that he did not commit this crime and looks forward to proceeding to court. >> prosecutors say this is still an on...
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>>> double trouble for san francisco's muni tonight. problems below ground, and above delay tens of thousands of passengers during the evening commute. good evening, i'm gasia mikaelian in for julie haener. >> i'm frank somerville. and electrical problem has stopped all muni service in san francisco. the problem started right at the height of the evening commute. so far, it's unknown if the problem can be repaired in time for tomorrow. more now from amber lee, live in the city, where she just got an upclose look at the blown transformer causing the outage. >> reporter: right now, you can see the caution tape is up, keeping passengers from trying to get inside the train station. >> it's a blown fuse. >> reporter: john haley, muni director of transit showed the blown transformer. he says crews will be working through the night to try to fix the problem before tomorrow morning's commute. >> we know it's not the outside feed from pg and e, and we know the problem is within our hardware. >> reporter: as for commuters tonight, it was a headac
>>> double trouble for san francisco's muni tonight. problems below ground, and above delay tens of thousands of passengers during the evening commute. good evening, i'm gasia mikaelian in for julie haener. >> i'm frank somerville. and electrical problem has stopped all muni service in san francisco. the problem started right at the height of the evening commute. so far, it's unknown if the problem can be repaired in time for tomorrow. more now from amber lee, live in the city,...
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this was in san francisco today. we mention about those clogged storm drains, another problem with the storm drains here. larry captures this flooding on the corner of sacramento and lagoona. in the city pacific heights neighborhood. there you can see all of that water. now, further down south. boulder creek, take a look at this. brian shared this photo of a very, very large tree that crashed downright on highway 236. this is near china grade road. you can send us your photos e- mail photos at ktvu.com on post them on our facebook page or tweet them. >>> the storm may be gone but the rain not quite. ktvu meteorologist mark tamayo is next with when to expect more wet weather hey, look! a shooting star! make a wish! i wish we could lie here forever. i wish this test drive was over, so we could head back to the dealership. [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. test drive! but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to get a jetta. that's the power of german engin
this was in san francisco today. we mention about those clogged storm drains, another problem with the storm drains here. larry captures this flooding on the corner of sacramento and lagoona. in the city pacific heights neighborhood. there you can see all of that water. now, further down south. boulder creek, take a look at this. brian shared this photo of a very, very large tree that crashed downright on highway 236. this is near china grade road. you can send us your photos e- mail photos at...
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right around san francisco, right around sausalito. as we expand our view not as much coverage here. earlier in the afternoon into the evening hours reports of light rain. right around the clover dale area approaching the middletown and the clear lake region. rain showers report. not only in the form of rainfall but in the form of snow. you can see those yellows actually the pinks and the whites indicating light snow pushing into the region. that's how cold this weather system is. the coming up how much rainfall you can expect in your neighborhood. the time of the heaviest downpours and the part of the weekend that will be dry. >>> three homicides in the span of two hours. the violence comes three hours after the city plans a new plan. noelle walker has what one person says about the new plan. >> reporter: some here in oakland are wondering what one man can do here. three overnight homicides on the streets of east oakland, one of the city's toughest areas it happened in the span of just three hours. crime scene technicians were still g
right around san francisco, right around sausalito. as we expand our view not as much coverage here. earlier in the afternoon into the evening hours reports of light rain. right around the clover dale area approaching the middletown and the clear lake region. rain showers report. not only in the form of rainfall but in the form of snow. you can see those yellows actually the pinks and the whites indicating light snow pushing into the region. that's how cold this weather system is. the coming up...
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among them school districts in oakland, san francisco, san jose and west contra costa. you can join the conversation if you like. ktvu viewers are debating the proposal. tell us what you think. we'd like to hear. look for ktvu channel 2 on facebook. >>> the nra also took aim at violent video games today. john fowler is talking to mental health professionals about the conflicting research on that issue. >> christmas is now just four days away. rob roth is live in san francisco where he talked with two charities trying to make this holiday a little brighter for those in need. >> reporter: we're inside glide church. we think we just found santa's secret stash. there are more than 8000 toys here sorted out depending on age and boy or girl. volunteers are expecting to give out these toys beginning tomorrow morning. volunteers unloaded the toys by the truckload earlier this afternoon. they will go to needy children who otherwise night not get any presents for christmas. they have come by a massive toy drive that appears to have been very successful. >> we have more bags than
among them school districts in oakland, san francisco, san jose and west contra costa. you can join the conversation if you like. ktvu viewers are debating the proposal. tell us what you think. we'd like to hear. look for ktvu channel 2 on facebook. >>> the nra also took aim at violent video games today. john fowler is talking to mental health professionals about the conflicting research on that issue. >> christmas is now just four days away. rob roth is live in san francisco...
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live in san francisco, ely rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> well, our active pattern continues. this looks like what could be a very interesting week with a multiple situations where we will go from some rain to some really cold, back to some maybe heavy rain toward the end of the week. not a bad front came through this morning. light rain and drizzle and picked up in intensity, the system is going through, it is down to the south bend and already heading east. a lot of it did not show up on radar. but still, this is shaping up to be what could be starting on thursday, and a little bit today, today wasn't much, but friday, saturday, and sunday maybe into monday, mount helena had an inch of rain. and santa rosa, a half of an inch of rain. redwood city a third. and then rodeo, a quarter of an inch. you can see san jose and the santa cruz mountains as well as it is continuing. i haven't seen too much, a quarter of an inch, and three quarters of an inch in the santa cruz mountains. and a little bit around the discovery bay, antioch and livermore. a lot of this is really light. to th
live in san francisco, ely rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> well, our active pattern continues. this looks like what could be a very interesting week with a multiple situations where we will go from some rain to some really cold, back to some maybe heavy rain toward the end of the week. not a bad front came through this morning. light rain and drizzle and picked up in intensity, the system is going through, it is down to the south bend and already heading east. a lot of it did not show...
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francisco. 33 san jose. now i just looked about nine temperatures around liver moan. 32-39. 31 concord. 33 san rafael. five below tahoe. 28 ukiah. 13 up in reno. little south wind in advance of this might help a few near the coast. but i've seen temperatures between 37 and 47 in san francisco. so for some, it's cold. for others not too bad. this system is losing all its punch. cold lows. chilly afternoon highs. maybe some partly cloudy to mostly cloudy. our system right there in the cloud, rain, forecast. it clears out of here pretty fast. bundle up tonight. mostly sunny today. partly cloudy. maybe a cold morning. breezy little bit on the coast. some of the higher elevations are also out to the valley. upper 40s or very low 50s unless you are by the bay. tonight dry. that is the good news. partly cloudy and cold. temperatures inland will be dropping into the 30s pretty fast. along the coast they will stay in the 40s. partly cloudy mostly sunny tuesday. a quiet pattern first time in a long, long time. do not
francisco. 33 san jose. now i just looked about nine temperatures around liver moan. 32-39. 31 concord. 33 san rafael. five below tahoe. 28 ukiah. 13 up in reno. little south wind in advance of this might help a few near the coast. but i've seen temperatures between 37 and 47 in san francisco. so for some, it's cold. for others not too bad. this system is losing all its punch. cold lows. chilly afternoon highs. maybe some partly cloudy to mostly cloudy. our system right there in the cloud,...
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san josi nearly an inch. san francisco just about an inch and oakland 1.25". fremont just over 1.5". we're still tracking moderate to heavy rain across the region right now. all thought coverage has been decreasing on live stormtracker 2, but we're watching the santa cruz mountains with the excessive rainfall amounts. we'll check out the south bay for san josi, the darker shades evergreen and yellows reflect heavy rainfall towards milpitas and livermore, this activity just beginning to drift to the south and east. basically just a few lingering showers out towards the brentwood area and around antioch. those yellow and reds showing up around highway 4. and up in the north bay, you can pick out of the coverage backing off quite a bit, but we have some heavier downpours closer to the concord area. as far as snow, actually just snapped this picture a few minutes ago. highway 9, you can see the snow piling up. we still have a storm warning in place until 10:00 this evening. chains currently required on 80 and 50. travel will be better because cold front is heading
san josi nearly an inch. san francisco just about an inch and oakland 1.25". fremont just over 1.5". we're still tracking moderate to heavy rain across the region right now. all thought coverage has been decreasing on live stormtracker 2, but we're watching the santa cruz mountains with the excessive rainfall amounts. we'll check out the south bay for san josi, the darker shades evergreen and yellows reflect heavy rainfall towards milpitas and livermore, this activity just beginning...
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san francisco picked up in 5 days 20% of their annual rainfall. what they get in a year. 20s inches or so. they got lot of rain. we are getting a break. fog is the story. low visibility in the morning. tomorrow like today but no sunshine. best weather is long the coast. winds kick up this weekend. it will be a fire weather condition if it was summer with the strong winds. we could see gusts 45 miles per hour. fire danger lower because of the wet conditions we have had. you will notice the winds. late saturday and sunday. fog in the morning hours, we will see fog here, here, and in the east bay and south. a nice time to dry out. get the gutters clean. i had to do a number on my gutters. that storm was big. a lot of gutters because of the winds and leaves. we get a nice dry out period for 4-5 days. good to take a break. >> watch out for the fog. thank you. >>> coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36. >> we will miss her so much. >> a family mourns a woman shot and killed while riding her bicycle. and the saga of a ceo takes a bizarre turn, this
san francisco picked up in 5 days 20% of their annual rainfall. what they get in a year. 20s inches or so. they got lot of rain. we are getting a break. fog is the story. low visibility in the morning. tomorrow like today but no sunshine. best weather is long the coast. winds kick up this weekend. it will be a fire weather condition if it was summer with the strong winds. we could see gusts 45 miles per hour. fire danger lower because of the wet conditions we have had. you will notice the...
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additional trains will go in and out of san francisco on new year eve through the morning. the extra service will alleviate crowds at those stations where large crowds of people are expected to watch the fireworks show downtown. >>> muni will join bart to help shuttle extra people around for new years celebrations and to add to the fun muni is offering free travel from 8:00 p.m. new year's eve until day that includes cable cars and will add extra service then. >>> there may be hope for bay area people having a hard time finding fresh crash. the recent strike along with bad weather and underweight crabs caused a shortage but local fishermen say they expect big halls this weekend. if all goes as planned prices could drop early next week. >>> an australian surfer is recovering after being bit by a shark. he was surfing when he was rammed and it bit him. witnesses said he fought back. >> he managed to get the tip of his board and drive it into the head of the shark, which is pretty brave to do. >> the shark backed off and allen was able to swim to shore, he is now being treated
additional trains will go in and out of san francisco on new year eve through the morning. the extra service will alleviate crowds at those stations where large crowds of people are expected to watch the fireworks show downtown. >>> muni will join bart to help shuttle extra people around for new years celebrations and to add to the fun muni is offering free travel from 8:00 p.m. new year's eve until day that includes cable cars and will add extra service then. >>> there may be...
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we're live in san francisco. christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> contra costa county sheriff's office, they've now detained a possible suspect in a homicide in pleasantville. officers found the body at the offramp of 680 and concord avenue. there is a homeless camp in the area. investigators are expected to release more information later today. >>> we now know what happened to the missing couple valve -- traveling in the sierra. 43-year-old roderick clifton and 44-year-old paula lane disappeared lass thursday. their jeep got stuck in the snow. a family member found lane crawling on the side of thely looking for help. clifton did not survive. we'll have a live from the hospital where lane is recovering. >>> recreational use of marijuana is illegal in washington state. this is after the new law took effect at midnight. technically, it's not legal to smoke pot in public. >> you also want grow or sell marijuana -- you also cannot grow or sell marijuana. >> congratulations. >> thank you so much. >
we're live in san francisco. christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> contra costa county sheriff's office, they've now detained a possible suspect in a homicide in pleasantville. officers found the body at the offramp of 680 and concord avenue. there is a homeless camp in the area. investigators are expected to release more information later today. >>> we now know what happened to the missing couple valve -- traveling in the sierra. 43-year-old roderick...
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the hunger bowl is tomorrow afternoon at at&t park in san francisco. today there will be a pep rally with navy and arizona state. they'll speak about both teams and the bandings will perform. >> when it comes to traffic no news is good news so we're hoping there's not a lot to talk about. >> have no news. >> that's good news. >> looking clear at the moment and the best they look all week so that's good news. traffic a little bit slow going but still moving there westbound as you make the drive toward concord. sun is coming up and looks good. this is the bay bridge action you can see traffic moving into san francisco at this hour and in the south bay, 280, this is near san jose you can see traffic on the right there toward highway 17, also looking good. 7:37. let's head over to steve. >> thank you. a very good morning. some sun out there. clouds are slowly increasing. it's cold out there. the pattern is changing. it makes sense that we might get two or three weeks of weather but a series cutoff to the main jet stream is what is moving into our picture.
the hunger bowl is tomorrow afternoon at at&t park in san francisco. today there will be a pep rally with navy and arizona state. they'll speak about both teams and the bandings will perform. >> when it comes to traffic no news is good news so we're hoping there's not a lot to talk about. >> have no news. >> that's good news. >> looking clear at the moment and the best they look all week so that's good news. traffic a little bit slow going but still moving there...
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temperatures right now. 56 degrees in san francisco. 57 in mountain view. 57 in san jose. next couple days we are drying out. that is good news. i laid out all four of the major storms for you and the rainfall, the percentage rose. 183% of average in santa rosa. 138% for san jose. this is huge. think about it. if that series of storms hadn't gone through we would be doing stories of where is the rain? this drop as foot of rain in many places and we get a break. we are dry for a while. with dry conditions you get valley fog. the ground is really wet. that is what fog needs. you had it this morning. you will is have it tomorrow. if you didn't have it this morning, you will have it tomorrow. we will see more pockets of dense fog in the valleys. dew points tonight in the upper 40s. even low 50s. when the temperature reaches the dew point, santa rosa dew point is 40 degrees, when temperature reaches it, boom! fog forms. temperatures stays. farmers use the dew point to figure out how cool it will get. what you want to think about is fog tomorrow morning. when i come back to the
temperatures right now. 56 degrees in san francisco. 57 in mountain view. 57 in san jose. next couple days we are drying out. that is good news. i laid out all four of the major storms for you and the rainfall, the percentage rose. 183% of average in santa rosa. 138% for san jose. this is huge. think about it. if that series of storms hadn't gone through we would be doing stories of where is the rain? this drop as foot of rain in many places and we get a break. we are dry for a while. with dry...
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a crash sent water flowing into the air at a busy san francisco intersection. stay right here with us.
a crash sent water flowing into the air at a busy san francisco intersection. stay right here with us.
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the average price of a gallon is $3.60-in san francisco. san jose $3.49. oakland $3.48. california is reflecting a national trend as demand is low and supplies are high. >>> back to the developing news we showed you earlier. an apparent head on collision had forced police to shut down highway 84. that has now been reopened but as a result of that closure you can see the traffic backup. this is highway 84 in the livermore area. westbound lanes, severe back up. no word about the injuries, what the conditions are of the people involved in the accident but we are continuing to work the phones and get more details. you can see from our picture here, the incredible traffic back up. if you are planning to be around that area, you might try to take another route. >>> move on to weather now. after yesterday's rain it has been nice to have sunshine. >> it is a break but it is coming back, our chief meteorologist bill martin is here. >> big rain yesterday and tonight the fog is coming back. people are traveling around tonight and tomorrow and the fog become as player and after that
the average price of a gallon is $3.60-in san francisco. san jose $3.49. oakland $3.48. california is reflecting a national trend as demand is low and supplies are high. >>> back to the developing news we showed you earlier. an apparent head on collision had forced police to shut down highway 84. that has now been reopened but as a result of that closure you can see the traffic backup. this is highway 84 in the livermore area. westbound lanes, severe back up. no word about the...
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shifting the maps here closer to san francisco, parts of san francisco, experiences wet roadways here, especially toward the marina, the heavier stuff is toward the golden gate bridge and extending toward parts of the east bay. around oakland and berkeley -- some -- moderate downpours for this part of the area. for the rest of the north bay still showers up in parts of marin and sonoma, we will hold on to the possibility of a fairly good bet of rain shower activity throughout the day today but changes for tomorrow. impact on the roadways, more updates in just a few. >> all right. people in east palo alto continue to watch a newly repaired levee. despite rain the creek stayed quiet last night. crews stacked sandbags on the left levee that failed. >>> in this is new video of snow in the sierra. there is a winter storm warning right now. higher elevations seeing snow showers and chain controls are also in place. two to five inches of snow are expected throughout the day. yesterday human traffic jam on interstate 80 caused by accidents and temporary shut downs due to snow affected thousan
shifting the maps here closer to san francisco, parts of san francisco, experiences wet roadways here, especially toward the marina, the heavier stuff is toward the golden gate bridge and extending toward parts of the east bay. around oakland and berkeley -- some -- moderate downpours for this part of the area. for the rest of the north bay still showers up in parts of marin and sonoma, we will hold on to the possibility of a fairly good bet of rain shower activity throughout the day today but...
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san francisco 3.77. somebody in san jose needs to go out and make sure there is not a spider web in the rain gauge. morgan hill and gilroy had two inches as well. i don't know. maybe there is a little rain shadow there. other totals coming in. kentfield 9.48. l.a. honda right above wood side. 8.74. west santa rosa 7.35. and there is our observer tom in blossom hill 5.75. little bit of a break today. there is patchy fog out there. much, much cooler. 37 napa. we had a warm couple systems there. now that cooler air is spilling in. some of that fog will be popping up as well. we have one more system. it is moving a little more to the north. we are still going to get rain out of it. it will start tomorrow in the north bay and late tuesday night into wednesday. then things will change to a colder pattern as we get to the upcoming weekend. 60s on the temps. nights are longer and days very, very short. rain starts in the north bay. and then goes into wednesday. this will make it all the way down to san jose. loo
san francisco 3.77. somebody in san jose needs to go out and make sure there is not a spider web in the rain gauge. morgan hill and gilroy had two inches as well. i don't know. maybe there is a little rain shadow there. other totals coming in. kentfield 9.48. l.a. honda right above wood side. 8.74. west santa rosa 7.35. and there is our observer tom in blossom hill 5.75. little bit of a break today. there is patchy fog out there. much, much cooler. 37 napa. we had a warm couple systems there....
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san francisco 55. pacifica 55. 52 fairfield. when we get into wednesday, day time highs won't get into had 50s, some stay in the 40s. so it will be cooler. warmest spots on thursday in the low 50s. showers ramp up thursday and friday and more into the weekend. on again, off again. thursday and friday we will get accumulation. >> cold weather on the way. >> cold weather. >> thank you. >>> only on 2, our report uncovered abuses at camps meant to provide a safe haven for haitian workers. well, well, well. growing up, we didn't have u-verse. we couldn't record four shows at the same time. in my day, you were lucky if you could record two shows. and if mom was recording her dumb show and dad was recording his dumb show then, by george, that's all we watched. and we liked it! today's kids got it so good. [ male announcer ] get u-verse tv with a total home dvr included free for life. only $29 a month for six months. rethink possible. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is said to be recovering at home after suffering a concussion la
san francisco 55. pacifica 55. 52 fairfield. when we get into wednesday, day time highs won't get into had 50s, some stay in the 40s. so it will be cooler. warmest spots on thursday in the low 50s. showers ramp up thursday and friday and more into the weekend. on again, off again. thursday and friday we will get accumulation. >> cold weather on the way. >> cold weather. >> thank you. >>> only on 2, our report uncovered abuses at camps meant to provide a safe haven for...
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current temperatures are just cold. 30 in fairfield. 46 in san francisco. 44 at the san francisco airport. a cold one tonight. when the kids head off to school, you head to work, it's the same drill you did this morning. jackets, hats, gloves, whatever you need. after that it ends. the clouds increase by tomorrow morning. the clouds will warm us up. the computer model starts wednesday at 10:00. takes us through thursday. 8:00 tomorrow night there's the showers. raining up in santa rosa. watch what happens here. we get into friday morning late. early, late thursday night into early friday morning. that's the wind and rain event right there. when you head off to work about 8:00 a.m., wet roadways, windy conditions, probably see a wind advisory in effect. scattered showers. that's 8:00 a.m. friday. that's a get away forecast. you get into 1:00 on friday. lunchtime. still trying to get away. trying to get to the mountains. go to grandma's house. not going to be that easy. windy and wet. not a consistent rain, but scattered showers. then we get into friday night. you see more activity north an
current temperatures are just cold. 30 in fairfield. 46 in san francisco. 44 at the san francisco airport. a cold one tonight. when the kids head off to school, you head to work, it's the same drill you did this morning. jackets, hats, gloves, whatever you need. after that it ends. the clouds increase by tomorrow morning. the clouds will warm us up. the computer model starts wednesday at 10:00. takes us through thursday. 8:00 tomorrow night there's the showers. raining up in santa rosa. watch...
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so a good prognosis, it appears, at this point, reporting live in san francisco, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >> rita told us he has localized prostate cancer. that's cancer confined to the prostate gland and has not spread elsewhere in the body. that usually means it's easily treated and more easily cured. there will be more than 240,000 more cases of all types of prostate cancer in the u.s. this year and there will be more than 28,000 deaths from prostate cancer. >> a federal judge approved a plan for a court appointed director to oversee the oakland police department. city officials agreed to the term of the plan. the director will have broad authority including the power to dismiss the police chief but the plan falls short of a federal take over. the court decision stems from a decade old police brutality lawsuit that claims that rogue officers called the writers beat or framed suspects. >> the moments before two people were left bound and gagged right in the middle of a street in san francisco. one of them later died. david is here now and tells us it appears that these v
so a good prognosis, it appears, at this point, reporting live in san francisco, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >> rita told us he has localized prostate cancer. that's cancer confined to the prostate gland and has not spread elsewhere in the body. that usually means it's easily treated and more easily cured. there will be more than 240,000 more cases of all types of prostate cancer in the u.s. this year and there will be more than 28,000 deaths from prostate cancer. >> a...
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it gets even worse in the city of san francisco. >> san francisco's russian hill. >> this giant crash, and i just thought it was an earthquake. >> says it was a loud wakeup call for her family. a hundred foot evergreen came down and came right inside. >> i ran in and opened the door and my husband was still in bed and i said, "what are you doing? you need to move." right when he moved the ceiling caved in. >> may have played a role on the crash in golden gate bridge. >> total of three weeks railroad involved, one injure rishgs one non-life threatening. >> a multi-car injury accident forced the closure of all lanes for a short time. the backup getting into san francisco was so bad the bridge district's spokeswoman says eight vehicles stalled while stuck in the bumper to bumper traffic. >> not much we can do. a lot of us in the same situation. >> cause of the crash on the golden gate is still under investigation. chp says weather may have been a contributing factor, but it is rarely the primary reason in an accident. live tonight here at the golden gate bridge, mike, ktvu channel 2 news
it gets even worse in the city of san francisco. >> san francisco's russian hill. >> this giant crash, and i just thought it was an earthquake. >> says it was a loud wakeup call for her family. a hundred foot evergreen came down and came right inside. >> i ran in and opened the door and my husband was still in bed and i said, "what are you doing? you need to move." right when he moved the ceiling caved in. >> may have played a role on the crash in golden...
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. >> reporter: we visited the real rosalee house in san francisco, spelled slightly different. for survivors of domestic violence. folks there said they had great need and the street solicitors are robbing them of donations. they complained to target and the district attorney in san josi, but nothing happened. >> it's frustrating to not be able to have somebody handle it in an appropriate manner. >> reporter: target and other stores put up signs warning customers not to give. >> i asked management who is this lady and why he is out there? they said they didn't want her to call the cops and i did. >> did they come? >> no. >> reporter: he says the unit has gone from 8-2 deputies investigating 4800 cases a year. >> i spent probably the most amount of hours on a fraud case only to come to find out that the punishment that they received was far less than some violent criminal received and they got away where a lot more money. >> reporter: street officers don't check to see if the tax id number of the alleged charity is valid. in it case, it isn't. the number is for a city business l
. >> reporter: we visited the real rosalee house in san francisco, spelled slightly different. for survivors of domestic violence. folks there said they had great need and the street solicitors are robbing them of donations. they complained to target and the district attorney in san josi, but nothing happened. >> it's frustrating to not be able to have somebody handle it in an appropriate manner. >> reporter: target and other stores put up signs warning customers not to give....
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basically, for san francisco, oakland, san jose. we start seeing heavy rain here as we go into the next hour, especially in san francisco. both come in real close. i've been doing storm reports all morning. they work out pretty well. the storm reports give you -- bear a half trained observers on the ground. right now it's very interesting. this came in at 7:43. it's a report of flooding in san francisco. it doesn't tell me what street they are on. you can kind of pseudolocation. let's take a peek. nonÑ wind damage done by the ballpark. let's pack it out again. what we are tracking again is some significant rainfall moving into the major urban areas. this line of showers as they move through, they are going in this direction. it's going to light up. these areas here, this is significant stuff. this is really -- rainfall rates in here. half moon bay, you are hitting it maybe an inch per hour. we have reports of heavy, heavy rain coming down and getting that creep up to almost doubling its depth. we are seeing extreme rain rates in th
basically, for san francisco, oakland, san jose. we start seeing heavy rain here as we go into the next hour, especially in san francisco. both come in real close. i've been doing storm reports all morning. they work out pretty well. the storm reports give you -- bear a half trained observers on the ground. right now it's very interesting. this came in at 7:43. it's a report of flooding in san francisco. it doesn't tell me what street they are on. you can kind of pseudolocation. let's take a...
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trying to reverse san francisco gun violence. first of its kind legislation being considered focusing on ammunition. >>> hysteria and fighting among holiday shoppers just to buy a new shoe. >>> good morning, to you. we have rain falling over the knot bay -- north bay this morning. >>> 5:56. memorial is being held today for a high school football star from concord. he was gunned down in san francisco's bay view district last weekend while she was visiting his family. tonight's vigil begins at 7:00 at concord high school. his teammates are also trying to raise money for his funeral by selling christmas ornaments. >>> in response to the recent violence in san francisco, the city is now looking at a first of its kind gun legislation. mayor ed lee and greg suhr introduced it yesterday. the proposal focuses on ammunition requiring gun dealers to notify police of anyone who buys more than $500 rounds of bullets at one time. >> so we cannot only track those people that are buying ammunition but frequency of purchase. >> the other part of
trying to reverse san francisco gun violence. first of its kind legislation being considered focusing on ammunition. >>> hysteria and fighting among holiday shoppers just to buy a new shoe. >>> good morning, to you. we have rain falling over the knot bay -- north bay this morning. >>> 5:56. memorial is being held today for a high school football star from concord. he was gunned down in san francisco's bay view district last weekend while she was visiting his family....
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as we look at san francisco northbound 101 traffic off to a good start here. and public transportation just checked in with them and they are starting off the morning on time. now back to the desk. >>> we begin with continuing coverage of a massive fire. owners and workers of cnh enterprise will meet today to discuss what happens next. lorraine blanco is at the plant as a company tries to rebuild. good morning, lorraine. >> reporter: gone. this morning you can still see and smell the smoke coming from the top of this builds this morning. if you take a look behind me a metal fan surrounds pnh. it started around 1:45 yesterday afternoon. the flames and smoke were so heavy and the chemicals inside this machine shop were so combustible firefighters had to battle it from the outside. the good news no one was hurt. all employees got out safely. management will meet to try to figure how to move forward. >> every month they take us out to breakfast, lunch, or pizza. it was a great company. >> reporter: the director of operations at this family owned business tells us
as we look at san francisco northbound 101 traffic off to a good start here. and public transportation just checked in with them and they are starting off the morning on time. now back to the desk. >>> we begin with continuing coverage of a massive fire. owners and workers of cnh enterprise will meet today to discuss what happens next. lorraine blanco is at the plant as a company tries to rebuild. good morning, lorraine. >> reporter: gone. this morning you can still see and smell...
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current temperatures have been cooling off and san francisco downtown 52 and san josi reporting 50 degrees at last check. forecast headlines for tonight, party to mostly cloudy. we bring showers changes coming up on the five-day forecast. overnight temperatures, we just showed you the cold numbers setting the stage for a cold sunday morning. lots of mid-30s for santa rosa and napa. san josi forecasted low around 43 degrees. had to snap this picture from this afternoon into the evening hours, beautiful with a few high clouds. you can see the high clouds showing up on the satellite the high pressure continues to build offshore. first thing sunday morning could be some gusty winds especially up in the hills around 30 miles per hour. but some of the stronger winds close to the surface, around the delta, 25 miles per hour. so a bit of a breeze for your sunday. temperatures though will be warming back up around 60-68 degrees. our forecast model showing you most of the organized fog out to our east. as a mentioned a few patches developing in the inland valleys. more sunshine into the evening hour
current temperatures have been cooling off and san francisco downtown 52 and san josi reporting 50 degrees at last check. forecast headlines for tonight, party to mostly cloudy. we bring showers changes coming up on the five-day forecast. overnight temperatures, we just showed you the cold numbers setting the stage for a cold sunday morning. lots of mid-30s for santa rosa and napa. san josi forecasted low around 43 degrees. had to snap this picture from this afternoon into the evening hours,...
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as the second decade began the auto owned the streets in san francisco and other big towns. but it was still the rich who owned them. henry ford changed all that. instead of making cars one at a time, the ford factory mass produced them with an idea called assembly lines. at last regular folks could take to the roads, and in the roaring 20s they did. charging up and down the steep streets of san francisco in an exhilarating triumph of machinery own topography. but outside city limits there were no paveed roads and no road signs. a cloud of dust raised by one automobile made visibility pretty chancy for anyone behind. nonetheless, car owners took their chance bouncing on rocks and that was part of the fun. where there wasn't a road, try a rail track, or a pipeline. all that was fun in the summer. but in winter those dirt roads turned to mush and automotive adventuring found themselves bogged down all across the landscape. while henry ford was building cars nobody was building roads. fortunately there was already an organization working to improve the lives of drivers. a small
as the second decade began the auto owned the streets in san francisco and other big towns. but it was still the rich who owned them. henry ford changed all that. instead of making cars one at a time, the ford factory mass produced them with an idea called assembly lines. at last regular folks could take to the roads, and in the roaring 20s they did. charging up and down the steep streets of san francisco in an exhilarating triumph of machinery own topography. but outside city limits there were...
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. >>> a live look at san francisco. the wet weather is gone for now but more is expected tomorrow. coming up at 6:18 p.m. our chief meteorologist bill martin tells us which areas will get hit the hardest. >>> oakland police arrested a suspect in a brutal attack of a teen girl with autism who was founds severely beaten. the victim's father said police arrested a 36-year-old man. the 16-year-old victim walked away from the youth center last tuesday. she was found two days later on a muni bus. her father also believes she was sexually assaulted. >> by looking at my daughter, i know what happened. i know what happened. the police know what happened but the police aren't discussing it with me. >> police confirmed the arrest but not releasing any other details. >>> school was locked down after gunfire broke out after 11:30 a.m. this morning. the lock down was lifted about 1:00 p.m. this afternoon. a school district spokesman said police said they happen investigating a home invasion. police detained one person. >>> another school was locked down after police were called to the campus at
. >>> a live look at san francisco. the wet weather is gone for now but more is expected tomorrow. coming up at 6:18 p.m. our chief meteorologist bill martin tells us which areas will get hit the hardest. >>> oakland police arrested a suspect in a brutal attack of a teen girl with autism who was founds severely beaten. the victim's father said police arrested a 36-year-old man. the 16-year-old victim walked away from the youth center last tuesday. she was found two days later...
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it's -- pacifica, san francisco, little bit along the san mateo coast. you can see a lot of cloud cover. if we could get moisture here we could maybe get rain and snow at the higher elevations, there is just not a lot to work with. the low but there could be light rain, misty conditions. south san francisco, half moon bay, that looks to be the best bet. things are splitting toward santa cruz. it's still off the coast. kind of swinging in. santa cruz, watsonville, monterey, maybe an hour or two. you may be in line for light rain. 30s or 40s. the warmest san francisco at 48 but still upper 30s. that cloud cover just trapped everything. it's hard to warm up with all the cloud cover and little rain. system shearing apart which take away a lot of its energy and it'll do the same thing which will be far saturday. a lot of clouds, little rain. that splits and that takes all the rain away. cloudy, cool, light rain. very, very cool. high temperatures, bundle up day. up for 40s. the north, lake county. mid40s. some of the higher elevations, inland temperatures won
it's -- pacifica, san francisco, little bit along the san mateo coast. you can see a lot of cloud cover. if we could get moisture here we could maybe get rain and snow at the higher elevations, there is just not a lot to work with. the low but there could be light rain, misty conditions. south san francisco, half moon bay, that looks to be the best bet. things are splitting toward santa cruz. it's still off the coast. kind of swinging in. santa cruz, watsonville, monterey, maybe an hour or two....
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. >> reporter: in san francisco, news chopper 2 was overhead after flootding shut down an entire side of the great highway. the two-mile stretch spanning from lincoln to slope shut down early this afternoon. you can see cones and cars driving through a substantial amount of water. and back here in oakland, the folks who live here tell me they're unsure of what's going to happen to this tree but without this -- but at this point, they're without their rides. >>> about two hours ago, pg&e restored power to all customers following a large outage after a crash in oakland. the crash happened around 2:00 this morning. it knocked down power lines and caused an outage affecting some 6800 customers. pg&e said most customers were back online within about an hour and a half. about 2400 customers remain in the dark until about two years ago. >>> the first snow fell in the sierra today. ken prich set live along interstate 08 and experienced first hand just how slow going the traffic was on the way up. ken? >> reporter: we did, indeed. you can see light snow falling. we are at the nyack gas station
. >> reporter: in san francisco, news chopper 2 was overhead after flootding shut down an entire side of the great highway. the two-mile stretch spanning from lincoln to slope shut down early this afternoon. you can see cones and cars driving through a substantial amount of water. and back here in oakland, the folks who live here tell me they're unsure of what's going to happen to this tree but without this -- but at this point, they're without their rides. >>> about two hours...
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san francisco 49. 49 in san francisco. and san jose checking in 46 degrees. here's a look at the satellite and the radar. a little bit of activity. a lot of it not reaching the ground. we do have a few sprinkles out there. the bulk of the significant rainfall is up to the north. throughout the afternoon there is still a chance of a light shower or few sprinkles. the the timing of our next system moves in tonight. and it will be a snow producer. you will be thanking the storms you up snow up in the sierra. a good six to 12 inches with this snow moving. n. that is con servetive with the higher peaks. we finally got the timing right with snow and cold air moves in. forecast highs this afternoon in the 50s with that chance of a shower or sprinkle. look ahead your five-day forecast morning rain for your monday. showers into the afternoon. chance of a light shower into tuesday, wednesday will be dry but very cold especially for the morning hours. and then a stronger storm that could pay us a visit by thursday especially be the the afternoon and into the evening hou
san francisco 49. 49 in san francisco. and san jose checking in 46 degrees. here's a look at the satellite and the radar. a little bit of activity. a lot of it not reaching the ground. we do have a few sprinkles out there. the bulk of the significant rainfall is up to the north. throughout the afternoon there is still a chance of a light shower or few sprinkles. the the timing of our next system moves in tonight. and it will be a snow producer. you will be thanking the storms you up snow up in...
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san francisco to sacramento and on to reno. the company briefly operated in california in 2007 before canceling service due to lack of demand. >>> light cool showers moving through the area right now. we've had light sprinkles reported from santa rosa south to the fremont area and out toward hayward. we'll come in close and we're tracking the latest sell as it -- latest cell as it moves on to the dunbarton bridge. then we come across here. there's the dunbarton bridge, palo alto you have light showers right now. west middle field road. those showers are headed your way. we head over toward fremont in the next five or six months, fremont you're going to get wet. we're seeing a little bit heavier rainfall but it's not the gully washer in compareson to what we saw last week. and san jose you're just getting ready to get wet because in the next few hours these showers will visit you. unstable air will be with us between now basically and tomorrow midday. so we're looking for scattered showers late tonight into the very early mornin
san francisco to sacramento and on to reno. the company briefly operated in california in 2007 before canceling service due to lack of demand. >>> light cool showers moving through the area right now. we've had light sprinkles reported from santa rosa south to the fremont area and out toward hayward. we'll come in close and we're tracking the latest sell as it -- latest cell as it moves on to the dunbarton bridge. then we come across here. there's the dunbarton bridge, palo alto you...
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jose and san francisco. both got an a in health and fitness, they got a c in quality of life. >> we are days ringing in the new year and how the city of san francisco is preparing for the hundreds of thousands expected to celebrate there. >> the cause and concern in the south bay. the reservoirs being watched closely this weekend. [ game announcer ] touchdown! and here comes the dunk. [ male announcer ] everyone loves to dunk. ♪ [ game announcer ] will he dunk it? yes, he will. [ male announcer ] mcdonald's tender, juicy chicken mcnuggets in creamy ranch and spicy buffalo sauce. just $4.99 for 20 of your favorite chicken mcnuggets. ♪ [ game announcer ] will he dunk it? yes, he will. [ male announcer ] more ways to love mcnuggets. ♪ . >>> a warning to people who may want to go out on the water today, waves as high as 14 feet could hit the coast. good morning. welcome back. >> a high surf advisory is in effect until late tonight and we are live if pacifica watching the conditions there. >> reporter: we h
jose and san francisco. both got an a in health and fitness, they got a c in quality of life. >> we are days ringing in the new year and how the city of san francisco is preparing for the hundreds of thousands expected to celebrate there. >> the cause and concern in the south bay. the reservoirs being watched closely this weekend. [ game announcer ] touchdown! and here comes the dunk. [ male announcer ] everyone loves to dunk. ♪ [ game announcer ] will he dunk it? yes, he will. [...
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it'sgiven away lots of sapd bags to -- reporting live at ocean beach in san francisco >> now, we head to north bay where some places got nearly 6 inches of rain today. all ofthat scombind rain really took a toll and at least one family is extremely luck wi can i they weren't hurt nfrments a matter of hours this 162 year old tree was transforted into mull m ch it kament kras krarning down around 2:00 a.m. >> we saw flashs of light >> the toe tree totalled both the family's cars >> the tree land landed within a few yards of our bedroom that storm kem kept a lot of students out of school it feels lining i'm having a snow dafrjts not a snow day but a storm day of sorts 6789 the power went out last night and didn't come back on in time for the first bell this morning we made a decision to cancel school today take a look at the time classroom and knowing there was no lek tris si and it would not be con deuce i to learning >> it is unusual to have a school go down for the day. atleast nobody's floog floogd or hurt, and it was just a power outage >> five schools in the shoreline scoot distrib
it'sgiven away lots of sapd bags to -- reporting live at ocean beach in san francisco >> now, we head to north bay where some places got nearly 6 inches of rain today. all ofthat scombind rain really took a toll and at least one family is extremely luck wi can i they weren't hurt nfrments a matter of hours this 162 year old tree was transforted into mull m ch it kament kras krarning down around 2:00 a.m. >> we saw flashs of light >> the toe tree totalled both the family's cars...
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live in san francisco i'm brian flores. >>> our time is 6:11. mountain lions are causing a debate in half-moon bay. why some are saying the rules need to be changed. >>> plus parking in san francisco you know it's expensive but there is a way to save money. why some meters are cheaper than others. >>> plus a threat at an elementary school puts this man in jail. what police say he planned to do and the evidence that was found in his home. >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. later today an independent report goes to the state department about the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in gwen gay city. secretary of state hillary clinton ordered the report. it's said to be the most detailed explanation yet about the attack that killed u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. congress will be briefed on wednesday. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton was expected to testify on thursday before congressional committees. but that was canceled after clinton suffered a concussion. the state department says clinton passed o
live in san francisco i'm brian flores. >>> our time is 6:11. mountain lions are causing a debate in half-moon bay. why some are saying the rules need to be changed. >>> plus parking in san francisco you know it's expensive but there is a way to save money. why some meters are cheaper than others. >>> plus a threat at an elementary school puts this man in jail. what police say he planned to do and the evidence that was found in his home. >>> welcome back to...
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he worked at the consue lit in san francisco at -- consulate in san francisco as a vice council for two years. his wife said the abuse happened other for several months. he's accused of stabbing her hand with a screwdriver and knocking out her tooth. >>> they are preparing in washington, d.c. for president obama's second inauguration, januaryst. the views are busy building. viewing stands. this one will be smaller than the one in 2009. this time there will be three days of events, fewer inaugural balls and no concert on the national ball. most of the price tag will be covered by president obama supporters and private donors. but taxpayers you will pay for security costs and for the viewing stands. >>> bay area gas prices continue to fall. at least one analyst says they could be 20 cents a gallon lower next year. as usual, san francisco has the highest average price for a gallon of regular, $3.60. that's down 8 cents in the last week and $1.14 cheaper that the record high price set in october. in the south, east and north bays, the current price is $3.48 and that's down 7 cents in the la
he worked at the consue lit in san francisco at -- consulate in san francisco as a vice council for two years. his wife said the abuse happened other for several months. he's accused of stabbing her hand with a screwdriver and knocking out her tooth. >>> they are preparing in washington, d.c. for president obama's second inauguration, januaryst. the views are busy building. viewing stands. this one will be smaller than the one in 2009. this time there will be three days of events,...
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rethink possible. >>> the teenager victim of a street slaying in san francisco is now identified as a star student athlete from the east bay. ken wayne live at concord high school tonight with how that community is coming together to mourn. >> reporter: montrell blakely attended, but he diedsome distance away, he was found dead on a san francisco street. even though about 1500 students attend this campus. many of them say they knew this stand out athlete quite well. the prints arrived today. montrell blakely's senior pictures taken on saturday. just a few hours after this photo session, his body was found on osciola lane. police say he was found shot at least once in the head. >> a great guy. a kid with a 3.6 gpa. >> reporter: makely had a promising future on the football field, and in college. >> i didn't know it would bring us here to the point where we experience the violence and untimely death of a young man that should never, a mother should never be trying to bury her child. >> reporter: blakely as father reportedly lives into the bay view. >> i'm still kind of in shocked. it wa
rethink possible. >>> the teenager victim of a street slaying in san francisco is now identified as a star student athlete from the east bay. ken wayne live at concord high school tonight with how that community is coming together to mourn. >> reporter: montrell blakely attended, but he diedsome distance away, he was found dead on a san francisco street. even though about 1500 students attend this campus. many of them say they knew this stand out athlete quite well. the prints...